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The Senate race
Debates are like the Consumer Reports of elections: a chance to compare the candidates side by side. It can be instructive to hear them talk about issues you care about, to gauge how the experiences they describe will prepare them for they office they...Tags: College of William and Mary, Political Candidates, Google Inc., Upper House, Virginia
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Michael Cera and Kat Dennings: a latter-day Tracy and Hepburn
Special to The TimesMICHAEL CERA and Kat Dennings slide into a booth at Canter's Deli on Fairfax Avenue to talk about their romantic comedy “Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist,” but mostly this reunion -- after last seeing each other in May for re-shoots --...Tags: Movies, Catherine Keener, The House Bunny, Ellen Page, New York
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Only 48% of California high schools meet federal standards, even with easier measure
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersHundreds of California high schools met this year's federal academic targets released Thursday only because the state uses easier standards for high schools than for elementary and middle schools, a Times analysis has found. But even with this boost,...Tags: Sunland, Jack O'Connell, Patrick Henry, Students, California
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Sniper trial judge sworn in to Va. Supreme Court
Associated Press WriterLeRoy F. Millette Jr., the judge who presided over the trial of sniper mastermind John Muhammad, was sworn in Friday as the 99th person to serve on the Virginia Supreme Court. Millette succeeds Justice G. Steven Agee, who was appointed to the 4th U.S....Tags: College of William and Mary, Pennsylvania, Court Administration, Maryland, Virginia
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Woman abducted on Alexandria street, escapes
Fairfax County Police are looking for information about the abduction and robbery of an Alexandria woman. Police say the 30-year-old woman had just gotten out of a cab at about 4 a.m. Sunday in Alexandria when a man in another car called to her. When...Tags: Vehicles
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Woman's body found in her Annandale home
Fairfax County police are investigating the death of a woman whose stabbed body was found at her Annandale home. Police say a family member found 46-year-old Sharon Harvin at her home on Indian Run Parkway about 11:45 p.m. Monday. Officials say she...Tags: Fairfax County, Police, Virginia, Police Investigations
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Would-be robber calls in bomb threat
Fairfax County police are investigating an unusual attempted bank robbery at an Alexandria grocery store. It happened around 11 a.m. Friday at the Provident Bank branch at the Shoppers Food Warehouse in the 6200 block of North Kings Street. Police say...Tags: Theft, Bank Robbery, Police, Crimes, Police Investigations
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Police search for suspect in woman's slaying
Fairfax County police say they are searching for a man accused of slaying a woman whose stabbed body was found at her Annandale home. Police say they have an arrest warrant charging 49-year-old Santos Ortez Sheffey for the murder of Sharon Harvin. A...Tags: Prosecution, Murder, Police, Crimes, Police Arrests
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Va. election season kicks off with Labor Day parade
804-225-7345Democrat Mark R. Warner certainly looked like a front-runner in the U.S. Senate race Monday, trotting ahead of his opponent in the Buena Vista Labor Day parade. He high-fived parade watchers and worked up a sweat, buoyed by supporters like Bonnie Massie,...Tags: Regional Authority, Political Candidates, Virginia, Petroleum Industry, Wildlife
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3 Fairfax libraries to close for renovations
Three branches of the Fairfax County Public Library are relocating temporarily while they undergo renovations. The Thomas Jefferson Library in Falls Church, the Richard Byrd Library in Springfield and the Martha Washington Library in Alexandria will all...Tags: Thomas Jefferson, Martha Washington, Falls Church (Falls Church, Virginia), Richard Byrd
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PW students improve state exam scores
Results show Prince William County students have made gains on state exams and college entrance tests. About 90 percent of Prince William third-graders passed the state math test, but the percentage of those achieving "advanced" status has gone down...Tags: Washington Post Company, Prince William, School Examinations, Imperial and Royal Matters
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